Cars That Think

JANUARY 12, 2024

She routinely managed international projects. In 2016 she created the IEEE MOVE (Mobile Outreach VEhicle) program to assist with disaster relief efforts and for science, technology, engineering, and math educational purposes. In 2011 he joined Michigan State as a professor of electrical and computer engineering.

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APRIL 7, 2016

Alcoa expects to deliver the first additive manufactured parts to Airbus in mid-2016. Alcoa will employ advanced CT scan and Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP) capabilities at its advanced aerospace facility in Whitehall, Michigan. Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

One hundred-thirty autonomous test vehicles equipped with GM’s next generation of self-driving technology were produced at Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan and joined the more than 50 autonomous vehicles already deployed in testing fleets in San Francisco; Scottsdale, Arizona; and metro Detroit.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

FCA US announced a total $1 billion investment in plants in Michigan and Ohio, and the addition of 2,000 new American jobs. The latest announcement represents the second phase of an industrialization plan announced in January 2016. In total, FCA US has committed investments of more than $9.6

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AUGUST 2, 2017

In August 2016, DOE's Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) selected three projects for an initial round of funding. Department of Energy (DOE) will award a fourth project up to $1.8 million under the MEGA-BIO: Bioproducts to Enable Biofuels Funding Opportunity. Earlier post.) The total funding for the four MEGA-BIO awards is $13.1

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APRIL 27, 2016

A recent study by researchers at Michigan State University, Eindhoven University of Technology, and Stanford University found that giving a car a more personal voice led to more car accidents. The researchers conducted an experiment by designing a car simulator with an Oculus Rift, steering wheel, and pedals.

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APRIL 13, 2016

The 2016 SAE World Congress is again featuring a technical track (PFL 720) on advances in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle technology, followed by a technical expert panel discussion (PFL 799) on the commercialization of fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen infrastructure. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 17, 2015

Late last week, the 5-millionth vehicle with a Ford EcoBoost engine rolled off the assembly line at Michigan Assembly Plant in Wayne, Michigan. liter three-cylinder EcoBoost is a multiple award-winning engine, earning Engine Technology International’s International Engine of the Year honors three years in a row.

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OCTOBER 7, 2017

— Kenichiro Ito, chairman of DENSO’s North America Board of Directors and CEO of DENSO International America. The company broke ground on the facility in July 2016. million in its Southfield, Michigan headquarters and Dublin, Ohio facilities. The company recently invested $75.5

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This is the latest guidance for automated driving systems to industry and States; it replaces the earlier guidance document issued by the previous administration in September 2016 and offers a more flexible approach to advancing the innovation of automated vehicle safety technologies. A Vision for Safety: 2.0 A Vision for Safety 2.0

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MAY 4, 2018

The superseding indictment was issued by a federal grand jury sitting in the Eastern District of Michigan and charges Winterkorn with four counts of violating federal law. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan as well as our partners at the EPA, FBI and in Germany for their hard work on this important case.

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AUGUST 22, 2016

The move is part of an expansion of an innovative program designed to drive the future of mobility, announced the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the U-M Mobility Transformation Center. Several students continued work over the summer as Zendrive interns. Earlier this year, Zendrive secured $13.5

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APRIL 28, 2015

DOE announced the Wave Energy Prize at the International Marine Renewable Energy Conference co-located at the National Hydropower Association Annual Conference. Van Buren Township, Michigan. The Department expects to select finalists and alternates in early 2016. Participants can register through June 15, 2015.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Inspired by the damping mechanisms which sustain trees under wind and seismic loads, researchers at The Ohio State University and the University of Michigan are investigating the potential for the development of energy harvesting systems that efficiently convert the same motion- and wind-based excitations into electric power. 2015.11.017.

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JANUARY 14, 2017

Takata agreed to plead guilty to a one-count criminal information filed in the Eastern District of Michigan and assigned to US District Judge George Caram Steeh, charging the company with one count of wire fraud. A court-appointed special master will oversee administration of the restitution funds.

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JUNE 6, 2016

In the absence of external power and hardware, internal current flow is the most effective means of heating the battery despite the fact that it reduces the battery’s State-of-Charge (SOC). The traditional method for internal heating is based upon simple voltage-controlled battery discharge—the Constant Voltage Method (CVM).

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

The demonstration included the following safety applications: Blind Spot/Lane Change Warning, Forward Collision Warning, Intersection Movement Assist and Special Vehicle Avoid Notification.

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Electric Vehicles India

MAY 5, 2021

Last year ford said that it planned to invest around $22 Billion in the electrification of its vehicles from 2016-2025. The role of this park would be researching in manufacturing of new battery technology which could cut down the cost of the vehicle rapidly and it plans to produce batteries internally and set to open next year.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

Professor John DeCicco at the University of Michigan Energy Institute has grown increasingly critical of the lifecycle analysis methods used to justify and administer biofuel policies. Wang (2016) “Carbon balance effects of U.S. 2016)” Climatic Change doi: 10.1007/s10584-017-2032-y. earlier post ). —De Kleine et.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2016

A new report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI) reviews the major advantages and disadvantages associated with battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs). Where appropriate, green = best, yellow = middle, and red = worst.) Source: Schoettle and Sivak. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 30, 2015

The 22 nd Annual ARC Program Review is scheduled for May 25-26, 2016, and will be held on The University of Michigan’s North Campus in Ann Arbor. 1994-95 Annual Report, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan 1995: 16-17. Footnotes. [ 1 ] Gilbert, D., Automotive Research Center.”

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JANUARY 11, 2017

In addition, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging six VW executives and employees for their roles in the nearly 10-year conspiracy. Cox of the Eastern District of Michigan. On 25 October 2016, Volkswagen obtained final Court approval for a 2.0L Schmidt was arrested on 7 Jan.

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MAY 18, 2016

In addition, in March 2016 Sony’s Future Lab Program unveiled Project N, a neckband-style wearable device that provides a totally hands-free interactive interface for accessing music and audio information, without the need for an earpiece.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have found that using a Level 4 connected and automated vehicle (CAV) subsystem could increase vehicle primary energy use and GHG emissions by 3–20% due to increases in power consumption, weight, drag, and data transmission.

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DECEMBER 25, 2016

Oxford Dictionaries recently selected “post-truth” as 2016’s international word of the year, defining it as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less in influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.”. Sri Lanka, São Paulo and the US were devastated by floods this year.

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JUNE 29, 2016

Extending the system boundary to include the entire vehicle, they estimated a 39% increase in the cradle-to-gate GHG emissions of the Focus BEV compared to the Focus internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV), which falls within the range of literature estimates of 27–63% increases for hypothetical non-production BEVs. — Kim et al.

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JUNE 9, 2016

The C2G analysis spans a full portfolio of midsize light-duty vehicles (LDVs), including conventional internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs); flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs); hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs); plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs); battery electric vehicles (BEVs); and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Resources.

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JUNE 17, 2020

Analyzing a sample of 79 crashes from three urban areas in Michigan, the researchers found greater risk to pedestrians from SUVs. In the Michigan crashes, SUVs caused more serious injuries than cars when impacts occurred at speeds greater than 19 mph. Pedestrian fatality rate by striking vehicle type and preimpact speed. Credit: IIHS.

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AUGUST 8, 2012

A123 offers industry-leading technology for vehicle electrification and grid-scale energy storage, as well as strong manufacturing and systems engineering capabilities in Michigan and Massachusetts. Through its subsidiaries, including Wanxiang America Corporation, it has more than 3,000 US-based employees.

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JULY 29, 2016

Researchers from Penn State and the University of Michigan have characterized the nanostructure and oxidative reactivity of soot generated by a light-duty turbodiesel engine operating under a dilute, low-temperature combustion process referred to as high-efficiency clean combustion (HECC). THC and CO as well as NO x and PM. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 19, 2015

Beginning in 2016, NHTSA and EPA will coordinate a mid-term review that must be finalized by April 2018. Among powertrains, gasoline hybrids ranked first at either price point, while diesel internal-combustion engines were the least preferred. Gasoline internal-combustion engines rated second-most preferred at $2.50/gallon,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2016

The role of the internal combustion engine is changing. As we start to explore this higher degree of electrification, there are going to be some very different design requirements for internal combustion engines. We still see a prominent role for these engines moving forward. —Scott Curran.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

But when you pop the Lightning’s hood, you find the internal combustion engine has gone missing. The 2016 ICE F-150 reportedly had about. University of Michigan professor emeritus John Leslie King , who has long studied the auto industry. The Lightning’s interior also has a familiar feel. In its place is a.

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MAY 3, 2016

A team at the University of Michigan has investigated the performance of three different fuels—ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD), diesel fuel produced via a low temperature Fischer–Tropsch process (LTFT), and a renewable diesel (RD), which is a hydrotreated camelina oil under partially premixed compression ignition (PCCI) combustion.

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Charged EVs

MAY 19, 2021

Almost from the day the smaller Bolt EV started deliveries back in December 2016, owners started asking for more rear-seat room. That month, Chinese state media announced that the national government would ban the sale of vehicles with internal combustion engines—at some future date that wasn’t specified. 50 kilowatts: far from fast.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 19, 2024

With the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America International Union (UAW) seeking to expand in the Southern United States, Republican governors have started to condemn the action on the grounds that it would be detrimental to the economy. Michigan is probably the best example of this.

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